NGK METALS CORP -- BERYLLIUM OXIDE  -- 9650-00N046157
<pre>=====================  Product Identification  =====================

Product ID:BERYLLIUM OXIDE
MSDS Date:11/01/1986
FSC:9650
NIIN:00N046157
=== Responsible Party ===
Company Name:NGK METALS CORP
Box:13367
City:READING
State:PA
ZIP:19162-3367
Country:US
Info Phone Num:215-921-5000
Emergency Phone Num:215-921-5000
CAGE:61452
=== Contractor Identification ===
Company Name:NGK METALS CORP
Box:13367
City:READING
State:PA
ZIP:19162-3367
Country:US
Phone:215-921-5000
CAGE:61452

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients  =============

Ingred Name:OTHER PREC: TRANSFERS MUST BE MADE IN VENTILATED HOODS. DO
    NOT STORE W/FOOD OR DRINK. LABEL THE CNTNR W/PROPER (ING 18)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ
Other REC Limits:NONE RECOMMENDED

Ingred Name:ING 17: IDENTIFICATION OF THE MATERIAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:OTHER PROT EQUIP: APPROP TO THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF EXPOSURE.
    ALL CONTAM CLTHG SHOULD BE PLACED IN SEALED CNTNRS (ING 20)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 19: AND SENT TO SPECIAL LAUNDRY FACILITIES.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:EXPLAN OF CARCIN: 1991: ANTICIPATED TO BE CARCINOGEN.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 2: CHEM RXN OR SIMILAR OPERATIONS WHICH GENERATE
    AIRBORNE PARTICULATE OR GASES. INGEST: HAND, CLOTHING, FOOD (ING 4)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 3: & DRINK CNTCT W/THIS MATL CAN CAUSE INGEST OF
    PARTICULATE DURING HAND TO MOUTH ACITIVIES SUCH AS EATING, (IGN 5)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 4: DRINKING, SMOKING, NAIL BITING, ETC. SKIN: SKIN
    CNTCT OR ABRASION MAY CAUSE SKIN IRRIT ALTHOUGH THIS (ING 6)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 5: MATL HAS NOT BEEN REPORTED TO CAUSE DERMATITIS OR
    ALLERGIC SENSIT. EYES: PARTICULATE (DUST, FUME OR MIST)(ING 7)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 6: MAY BE DANGEROUS TO THE EYE AND SURROUNDING TISSUE.
    AIRBORNE PARTICULATE IS ALWAYS A POTENTIAL PROBLEM (ING 8)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 7: AS WELL AS INSERTING FINGERS INTO THE EYE SOCKET IF
    THE HAND OR CLTHG IS CONTAM W/THIS MATERIAL.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:MED CNDTNS: DAMAGE OR DISEASE TO THE NEUROLOGIC (NERVOUS),
    CIRCULATORY, HEMATOLOGIC (BLOOD) OR RENAL (KIDNEY) (ING 10)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 9: SYSTEMS HAS OCCURED, PROPER SCREENING OR EXAMS
    SHOULD BE CONDUCTED ON INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE EXPOSED TO (ING 11)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 10: FURTHER RISK IF HANDLING AND USE OF THIS MATERIAL
    CAUSES EXCESSIVE EXPOSURE.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:FIRST AID PROC: AND WATER. IF IRRIT PERSISTS OBTAIN MED
    ASSISTANCE. EYES: LIQ, DUST OR POWDERS SHOULD BE FLUSHED (ING 13
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 12: FROM EYES W/COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF CLEAN WATER FOR AT
    LEAST 15 MIN. IF IRRIT PERSISTS OBTAIN MED ASSISTANCE.(ING 14)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 13: CONTACT LENSES SHOULD NOT BE WORN IF WORKING WITH
    LIQUIDS, DUSTS AND POWDERS.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:SPILL PROC: AIRBORNE GENERATION OF POWDER OR DUST & AVOID
    CONTAM OF AIR AND WATER. PROPERLY LABEL ALL MATLS (ING 16)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:ING 14: COLLECTED IN WASTE CONTAINER.
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

Ingred Name:BERYLLIUM OXIDE; (BE O)
CAS:1304-56-9
RTECS #:DS4025000
Fraction by Wt: 99%+
OSHA PEL:0.002 MG/M3 (MFR)
ACGIH TLV:0.002 MG/M3 (MFR)

Ingred Name:SUPP DATA: THIS MATL OR ITS DECOMPOSITION PRODUCTS MAY
    RESULT FROM MIXING, HEATING, BLENDING, THERMAL DECOMP, (ING 3)
RTECS #:9999999ZZ

=====================  Hazards Identification  =====================

LD50 LC50 Mixture:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Routes of Entry: Inhalation:YES  Skin:YES  Ingestion:YES
Reports of Carcinogenicity:NTP:YES    IARC:YES	  OSHA:NO
Health Hazards Acute and Chronic:ACUTE: THE METAL DUST & FUMES OF THOSE
    ELEMENTS IN INGRED SEC CAN CAUSE IRRIT TO THE SKIN, EYES & MUC
    MEMB. AS DUST, POWDER OR FUME, EXPOSURE WHICH ABRADES THE SKIN CAN
    CAUSE IRRIT & DERM. INJURY TO T HE EYES IS GENERALLY A RESULT OF
    PARTICULATE IRRIT OR MECH INJURY TO THE CORNEA OR CONJUNCTIVA BY
    DUST (EFTS OF OVEREXP)
Explanation of Carcinogenicity:BERYLLIUM OXIDE: IARC MONOGRAPHS,
    SUPPLEMENT VOL 7, PG 127, 1987:GRP 2A. NTP 6TH ANNUAL REPORT ON
    CARCINS, (ING 21)
Effects of Overexposure:HLTH HAZ: OR PARTICULATE. EXCESS INHAL OF
    BERYLLIUM CAN CAUSE RESP IRRIT, COUGH & BRONCHITIS. CHRONIC: RESP
    DISEASE W/SYMPS RANGING FROM SHORTNESS OF BREATH & COUGH TO PERM
    DISABILITY DUE TO LOSS OF L UNG FUNCTION, FIBROSIS OR SUBSEQUENT
    EFFECTS ON THE HEART MAY BE CAUSED BY EXCESS EXPOSURE TO DUST OR
    FUMES (SUPP DATA)
Medical Cond Aggravated by Exposure:PERSONS W/IMPAIRED PULM FUNCTION,
    AIRWAY DISEASES & CNDTNS SUCH AS ASTHMA, EMPHYSEMA, CHRONIC
    BRONCHITIS, ETC MAY INCUR FURTHER DISABILITY IF EXCESS CONCS OF
    DUST/FUMES ARE INHALED. IF PRIOR (ING 9)

=======================  First Aid Measures  =======================

First Aid:INHAL:BRTHG DFCLTY CAUSED BY INHAL OF DUST, FUME/MIST
    REQUIRES REMOVAL TO FRESH AIR.IF BRTHG HAS STOPPED, PERFORM ARTF
    RESP & OBTAIN MED ASSISTANCE AT ONCE. INGEST: SWALLOW LRG QTYS OF
    WATER & ATTEMPT  TO INDUCE VOMIT IF CONSCIOUS. OBTAIN MED
    ASSISTANCE AT ONCE. SKIN: SKIN CUTS & ABRASIONS CAN BE TREATED BY
    STD FIRST AID. SKIN CONTAM W/LIQ, DUST/POWDER CAN BE REMOVED BY
    WASHING W/SOAP (ING 12)

=====================  Fire Fighting Measures  =====================

Flash Point:NONE
Lower Limits:NONE
Upper Limits:NONE
Extinguishing Media:THIS MATL IS NONCOMBUST. USE EXTING MEDIA APPROP TO
    SURROUNDING FIRE.
Fire Fighting Procedures:IF THIS MATL IS INVOLVED IN A FIRE-FIGHTING
    TASK, USE NIOSH/MSHA APPROVED SCBA AND FULL PROT EQUIP .
Unusual Fire/Explosion Hazard:THIS MATL COULD BECOME MOLTEN OR
    SUFFICIENTLY HOT TO REACT VIOLENTLY W/WATER DURING A FIRE-FIGHTING
    TASK. THE QTY OF THE MATL INVOLVED & THE NATURE (SUPP DATA)

==================  Accidental Release Measures  ==================

Spill Release Procedures:IN SOLID FORM THIS MATL POSES NO SPECIAL
    CLEAN-UP PROBLEMS. IF THIS MATL IS IN POWDER/DUST FORM, CLEAN-UP
    SHOULD BE CONDUCTED W/A VACUUM SYS UTILIZING A HIGH EFFICIENCY
    PARTICULATE AIR FILITRATION SYS . CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO
    MINIMIZE (ING 15)
Neutralizing Agent:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.

======================	Handling and Storage  ======================

Handling and Storage Precautions:PROVIDE ADEQ LOC EXHST VENT WHEN
    PERFORMING OPERATIONS SUCH AS CRUSHING, ABRADING, GRINDING, ETC.
    WHERE RESP DUST/MISTS ARE GENERATED.
Other Precautions:OPERATIONS GENERATING AIRBORNE MATLS MUST BE AIR
    SAMPLED TO DETERMINE EXPOSURE LEVELS. MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE SHOULD
    BE CONDUCTED FOR EMPLOYEES WHERE WARRANTED BY EXPOSURE DATA.
    POWDERED MATLS MUST BE S TORED IN SEALED CNTNRS, (ING 17)

=============  Exposure Controls/Personal Protection  =============

Respiratory Protection:USE NIOSH/MSHA APPRVD RESPS AS SPECIFIED BY AN
    INDUST HYGIENIST OR QUALIFIED SAFETY PROFESSIONAL. LUNG FUNCTION
    TESTS ARE RECOMMENDED FOR USERS OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE DEVICES.
Ventilation:LOCAL EXHAUST VENTILATION SHOULD BE USED TO CONTROL
    EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE DUST, MIST OR FUME WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
Protective Gloves:IMPERVIOUS GLOVES .
Eye Protection:SAFETY GLASSES.
Other Protective Equipment:PROT CLTHG SUCH AS UNIFORMS, DISPOSABLE
    COVERALLS, SAFETY SHOES, ETC. MAY BE REQUIRED DURING HNDLG
    OPERATIONS AS(ING 19)
Work Hygienic Practices:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Supplemental Safety and Health
EXPLO HAZ: OF THE FIRE WILL REQUIRE CAUTION IF WATER IS USED AS THE
    EXTING AGENT. EFTS OF OVEREXP: CNTNG BERYLLIUM. BERYLLIUM METAL &
    CERTAIN CMPNDS HAVE BEEN LINKED TO LUNG CANCER. INHAL OF BERYLLIUM 
    IN EXCESS CONCS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS LUNG DISEASE: BERYLLIOSIS.
    INHAL: INHAL OF DUST, FUME, MIST/GASES CNTNG (ING 2)

==================  Physical/Chemical Properties  ==================

HCC:T6
Melt/Freeze Pt:M.P/F.P Text:4617F,2547C
Vapor Density:3.01
Solubility in Water:INSOLUBLE
Appearance and Odor:POWDER - WHITE COLOR - NO ODOR
Percent Volatiles by Volume:NONE

=================  Stability and Reactivity Data  =================

Stability Indicator/Materials to Avoid:YES
AVOID CONTACT WITH ACIDS; TOXIC PRODUCTS OF REACTION MAY BE GENERATED
    (E.G. AEROSOL MISTS, GASES, ETC).
Stability Condition to Avoid:NONE SPECIFIED BY MANUFACTURER.
Hazardous Decomposition Products:BERYLLIUM OXIDE FUME MAY FORM IN FIRE.
    REFER TO INGRED SECT FOR PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMITS.

====================  Disposal Considerations  ====================

Waste Disposal Methods:PRIOR TO DISP CONSIDER IF THE MATL HAS RECOVERY
    VALUE. LOCAL, STATE OR FED REGS MAY REQUIRE SPECIFIC LABELING,
    PACKAGING, STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION & DISP PROC. CNTCT AN
    ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER/ CONSULTA NT FAMILIAR W/WASTE DISP REGS.

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